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“A Big Book for People to Wander Inside”: the Appeal of Writers’ Houses

“A Big Book for People to Wander Inside”: the Appeal of Writers’ Houses

I’m fascinated by writers’ homes and museums, regularly drawn to them, though visiting them I often feel restless, as if something is missing. After all, what do buildings full of photos and objects, dioramas and paintings and film clips and clothing, have to do with great writers or favorite books?